Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-29

DciD2 luSAiC tIt HOust.
Look yer. Doc. I've bin thinking
about what you said, and I'm going t,
take some animals up to the little cor
raj tonight"
"The little corralP,'
s.Yes. You see that bluff,p pointing
as he spoke to one about three hundred
feet high, which was within a hundret
feet OF the house. ION top of that there
is corral, and I've got Il way of get
ting there with no man seeing me. But
just now there's no animals up there,
and | guess II take some round. Yor
stay here till come back.
The old man took three mules from
the corral, and. riding one OF them.
went up the canon. Mabel and the
doctor sat upon the porch and called to
eacn other, as the short twilight of the
south rapidly faded into the dark gray
of night They had sat about an hour,
when suddenly old Quarlls appeared
coming out of the house.
"Say, you folks. it's about 9 o'clock,
and reckon well go to bed. Come
along o me, Doc, and I'll show you
where you're to Sleep
Bidding Mabel good night, the doc
tor did as he was told, and was soon in
as sound II sleep rs he ever was in his
life. stretched out on the floor.
He never knew how long he slept.
When he walked up there was old
Quarlls knccling beside him on the
floor and shaking him. AS he opened
his eyes. the old man said to him:
wake up, Doc. Tn Reds have
come. after all. y
In an instant, Blasdell was on his
feet, and Quarlls continued;
Il hearn' the dogs barkin' some time
ago an got up. Then | peeped out.
and see by the moonlight the Injnns
stampeedn' the stock outer the corral.
Then come for YOU.
The two men went to the door and
pecped out through the holes cut for
the rifles. In a few m nutes they saw
half n dozen Indians separate from the
main band and come towards the house
Old QuarllS raised his rifle, aud putting
it through one of the holes, fired. Two
Indians dropped, and the rest, with a
yell, retreated.
Z Doctor, you must take that end OF
the house and I'll take this" mabel, "
continued the old man to the girl. who
had just entered the room, "you get
the extra rifles out and give Doc. a lot
of cartridges. Bring some to me. It's
an Injun raid.
The girl, without aword, left the
room, and the doctor took up his posi-
ton at the window on the right, while
Old Sam went into the next room on
the left.
As DR.. Blaisdell stood there wa ting
for sight OF the Indians, and thought
of the peril they were all in, he made
one of the most important discoveries
of his life. He found that he loved the
girl he was there to protect-a thing he
had not known OF before. He was con-
sclous of great wave OF tenderness
rushing over his heart and with it 4
savage feeling that he would die fight
ing before she should fall into the
hands of the savages.
When Mabel came into the room,
carrying the rifle and ammunition, she
said to him.
us there very much dangerp"
Il hope not Mabel
II knew woman once-oh! prom
Use me that you win kill me before they
capture mep' and she clasped her hands
around his arm.
The doctor put his arm around her
waist and drew her to him.
mabel, nv darling, | promise,
promise because | love you-love you
with all my heart
The girls head sank on his shoulder
as she looked shyly down.
Sweet one. do you love mep Look
at me one moment, Mabel"
The girl looked up. and said
"Pm not frightened now, Will"
Bending down to her, VIII Blaisdel
kissed Mabel Quarls in solemn way
that was almost like blessing; then he
held her tight for few seconds. Il
was their betrothal.
Il must go, WILL" she said looking
at him quietly.
| With one more kiss he released her
| and turned to his post of observation
AT that moment he saw. shooting ou
of the grease-wood bushes, an arrow
having upon it n lighted band of dry
bunch grass. A moment afterwards ;
| yell from the Indians showed that il
had stuck in the matched roof As the
arrow rose out of the bushes old San
fired, and the yell of triumph when tho
arrow struck was broken by one of an.
| guiSh that told that the bullet haC
| found mark.
The fire arrows began to fly thickly
some st ticking, and some falling short
The rifles of the two men spoke loudly
and generally with effect, Judging from
the cries, But those of the Indian.
were not silent. They had fired from
time TO time, and their bullets strik NJ
the adobe bricks. or the heavy woodel
shutters and doors. had been wasted
DIR. Blaislell was just loading again
| when he heard his name called h,